notes on women and reform
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nineteenth (19th)
century. Today women’s in India have equal rights. This has become
possible because of various educational reforms in India, social and
religious reforms India. This improves the status of women India now men
and women are equal.But about 200 years ago in the nineteenth (19th)
century India status of women in India was not same what we look today.
Women discrimination was on the peak. Women activists, women social
reforms, women reform movement played a great role in changing the
position of women in Indian society.
Women in nineteenth century –married at an early age, widows led miserable life(sati),rights to property were restricted, had no access to education. People in 19th century India believed that woman become widow if she was educated.Women in 21th century –Women have to be adult before they are legally married, can marry any one from any caste, can do what they want, widows can remarry, equal rights and opportunity etc.
Caste division-Not only gender differences but people were also divides along the lines of caste.
Women in nineteenth century –married at an early age, widows led miserable life(sati),rights to property were restricted, had no access to education. People in 19th century India believed that woman become widow if she was educated.Women in 21th century –Women have to be adult before they are legally married, can marry any one from any caste, can do what they want, widows can remarry, equal rights and opportunity etc.
Caste division-Not only gender differences but people were also divides along the lines of caste.
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